Vinyl Me Please Essentials

DJSJ said:
I've been critical of their indie-fixation in the past, but these years could all produce some great shit.


1997: Yo La Tengo, Sleater-Kinney and Built to Spill all released seminal indie-rock albums this year. There's also Lonesome Crowded West, and the Blur s/t. Not considering OKC or Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space as they've both been recently reissued.

1999: Blur (13) and Jimmy Eat World (Clarity) stick out to me as big '99 releases they could feasibly do. Could also be Dismemberment Plan (Emergency & I) Built To Spill (Keep it Like a Secret) or maybe Sleater-Kinney (The Hot Rock, but that'd be a strange one to pick).

2012: Keeping the definition of "Indie Rock" a little more strict here, it could be Japandroids (Celebration Rock) Cloud Nothings (Attack on Memory) or Parquet Courts (Light Up Gold). All were huge Indie rock releases that year. Could be Tame Impala. They've already done Grizzly Bear and Dirty Projectors so I'm counting those out. I hope it's The Walkmen-Heaven but that's probably not it.
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I am curious what VMP are categorizing as 90s Indie rock. This could give me a good belly laugh.
 
bgod said:
Guess me please: Essentials.

All 3 are "indie rock", Released in 1999, 2012, 1997
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The nice thing about being a big fan of Indie/Alternate Rock I really doubt I will need to sign back up for anything listed here and if it is some rare gem, I think at this point I am comfortable enough with VMP history to realize that a wide non-exclusive pressing of whatever titles they choose will be likely coming down the pipe in another month or two.
 
Jan said:
At this point it's more relief than disappointment if they pick something I do not need because then don't get tempted to spend 60$ for an album
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Oh yeah I haven't bought anything straight from them in years, I just wait till the discogs pricing goes down or find another member on reddit who took a blind buy on the music and doesn't like it.

I'd just like them to use their resources to make a good pressing. "Indie Rock" and these years have me intrigued. Listened to all this music 24/7 from the ages of 13-15. Gotta remind myself not to get invested.
 
bgod said:
Guess me please: Essentials.

All 3 are "indie rock", Released in 1999, 2012, 1997
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My hope would be:

(1999) Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
(2012) Tame Impala - Lonerism or Chromatics - Kill for Love (Celebration Rock is my favorite of the year, but they did Japandroids way back in their first year and I already own it)
(1997) Blur/Yo La Tengo/Built to Spill would all be a-ok with me
 
wmeugene said:
My hope would be:

(1999) Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
(2012) Tame Impala - Lonerism or Chromatics - Kill for Love (Celebration Rock is my favorite of the year, but they did Japandroids way back in their first year and I already own it)
(1997) Blur/Yo La Tengo/Built to Spill would all be a-ok with me
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I already own or do not desire everything listed here. I hope you are correct.
 
wmeugene said:
My hope would be:

(1999) Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
(2012) Tame Impala - Lonerism or Chromatics - Kill for Love (Celebration Rock is my favorite of the year, but they did Japandroids way back in their first year and I already own it)
(1997) Blur/Yo La Tengo/Built to Spill would all be a-ok with me
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I don't see VMP, or anyone like them, repressing any Italians Do it Better material. Johnny Jewel seems like he likes to keep all that stuff close to the chest and be the sole distributor of their music. And they do a good job in keeping it all in print in some cool color variant.

Didn't know they did Japandroids back in the day (Tho with the recent Sylan Esso repress/new pressing I don't know how much they care anymore)
 
DJSJ said:
I don't see VMP, or anyone like them, repressing any Italians Do it Better material. Johnny Jewel seems like he likes to keep all that stuff close to the chest and be the sole distributor of their music. And they do a good job in keeping it all in print in some cool color variant.

Didn't know they did Japandroids back in the day (Tho with the recent Sylan Esso repress/new pressing I don't know how much they care anymore)
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I think it was prior to them doing exclusive pressings.
 
bdrummond said:
If at any point Sublime comes into the conversation I'm going to threaten to cancel my membership on general principle.




My hate for Sublime knows no bounds and I will burn any motherfucker to the ground playing it.
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"Let it burn, wanna let it burn
Wanna let it burn, wanna wanna let it burnnnn!!!!"

I actually love Sublime a lot, but understand the hate they get. You couldn't get away from some of those songs back then, and even still today.
 
CrazyDiamond84 said:
"Let it burn, wanna let it burn
Wanna let it burn, wanna wanna let it burnnnn!!!!"

I actually love Sublime a lot, but understand the hate they get. You couldn't get away from some of those songs back then, and even still today.
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My brother in law would play them non stop. It got to the point where I started really analyzing their music and came to the conclusion that I must go back in time and stop them from forming.
 
We aren't prepared for when it's inevitably 311

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They had albums in '97 AND '99.
 
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